Lagatar24 Desk
Bilaspur, July 7: After a bus accident on Friday near Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, the police reported that up to three people died and six others were injured.
The passengers on the bus were en route to Raipur to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting, the police reported.
Three of the six injured are in critical condition.
There were 40 passengers on the bus.
“The accident occurred near Bilaspur and the injured have been admitted to Apollo Bilaspur,” police added.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel expressed sorrow over the occurrence and wished the injured a swift recovery as well as peace for the deceased.
He tweeted in Hindi, “The sad news has been received that the bus coming from Ambikapur to attend the meeting of Prime Minister met with an accident near Bilaspur. The news of the tragic death of 2 people has been received.”
“May God give peace to their soul and courage to the family members. Three people were seriously injured and 3 people injured. We all wish them a speedy recovery,” he added.
Additionally, he declared an ex-gratia of Rs. 4 lakh for the family members of those died in the tragedy and gave the administration instructions to make sure the injured were treated properly.
“I announce ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the family members of the deceased in the accident of the bus coming to attend the meeting of the Prime Minister. Instructions have been given to the administration for proper treatment of the injured. We all stand with the families during this difficult time,” CM Baghel tweeted.
माननीय प्रधानमंत्री जी की सभा में शामिल होने आ रही बस की दुर्घटना में मृतकों के परिवारजनों को 4-4 लाख रुपये की सहायता राशि की घोषणा करता हूँ।
प्रशासन को घायलों के समुचित इलाज के निर्देश दिए हैं। हम सब उनके परिवारों के साथ इस कठिन समय में खड़े हैं।
— Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) July 7, 2023
Raman Singh, national vice-president of the BJP, too expressed sorrow over the accident.
“I received the sad information that the bus of our workers coming from Ambikapur to attend the Raipur meeting met with an accident near Beltara. The sad news of the death of three people in this accident is heartbreaking, I pray to God to give peace to the departed souls and speedy recovery to the injured,” Singh tweeted in Hindi.
मुझे अभी यह दुःखद सूचना प्राप्त हुई कि हमारे कार्यकर्ताओं की बस रायपुर सभा में शामिल होने अंबिकापुर से आ रही थी, बेलतरा के निकट दुर्घटनाग्रस्त हुई है।
इस दुर्घटना में 3 लोगों की मृत्यु का दुखद समाचार हृदयविदारक है, मैं ईश्वर से प्रार्थना करता हूँ कि दिवंगत आत्माओं को शांति एवं…— Dr Raman Singh (@drramansingh) July 7, 2023
